Willowmoore High School’s principal Lorna Sanders and deputy principal Rahemeen Mahomed Vania were recently awarded for their contribution to excellence in education at the 20th National Teaching Awards (NTA) on a provincial level.
Representing Gauteng, Sanders received the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award and Vania received the Excellence in Secondary School Leadership Award.
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Sanders, who said she was stunned upon hearing she was the recipient of the award, has been in the teaching profession for over 35 years and has a BSc in education, mathematics and industrial psychology.
Through her leadership, Willowmoore High is identified as a successful example of a transformed South African high school, whose ethos and guiding principles are focused on nation building, community service and the promotion of tolerance, sensitivity and inclusivity.
Sanders is also the chief examiner for IT in South Africa.
Vania said she was humbled and grateful for the award and recognition.
Vania was promoted as one of the two deputy principals at the school in 2017 after joining as the accounting HOD in 2008.
She is known to set high standards for those around her and actively assists others in pursuit of this and has been awarded at the NTA previously.
She is also a senior marker in the NSC exams and is a Grade 12 chief invigilator.
The pair each received a cash prize and Sanders also received a holiday in Mauritius to the value of R50 000.
Both educators have advanced to the national level of the NTA.
